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List of years in literature (table)
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This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in 2015.

Events

Anniversaries

New books

Dates after each title indicate U.S. publication, unless otherwise indicated:

Fiction

Children and young people

Poetry

Drama

Non-fiction

Biography and memoirs

  • Alexander, Elizabeth. The Light of the World: A Memoir. New York: Grand Central Publishing. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |authormask= (help)
  • Brownstein, Carrie. Hunger Makes Me A Modern Girl. New York: Riverhead Books. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |authormask= (help)
  • Deutscher, Isaac. The Prophet: The Life of Leon Trotsky. London; New York: Verso Books.
  • Gordon, Kim. Girl in a Band. New York: Dey Street Books. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |authormask= (help)
  • Grandin, Greg. Kissinger's Shadow: The Long Reach of America's Most Controversial Statesman. New York: Metropolitan Books. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |authormask= (help)
  • Hodgman, George. Bettyville: A Memoir. New York: Viking. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |authormask= (help)
  • Leader, Zachary. The Life of Saul Bellow: To Fame and Fortune, 1915-1964. London; New York: Cape; Knopf.
  • Parini, Jay. Empire of Self: A Life of Gore Vidal. New York: Doubleday.
  • Sacks, Oliver. Gratitude. New York: Knopf.
  • Scurr, Ruth. John Aubrey: My Own Life. London: Chatto & Windus. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |authormask= (help)

Literary criticism

Music and musicians

  • Björk: Archives (30 March)
  • David Masciotra. Mellencamp: American Troubadour. Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky (18 February)
    • Metallica. NewYork: Bloomsbury Academic. (24 September)

Politics and government

  • Hedges, Chris. Wages of Rebellion: The Moral Imperative of Revolt. New York: Nation Books. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |authormask= (help)
  • Chomsky, Noam. Because We Say So. San Francisco: City Lights. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |authormask= (help)
  • Levin, Mark. Plunder and Deceit. New York: Threshold Editions. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |authormask= (help)
  • Burgis, Tom. The Looting Machine: Warlords, Tycoons, Smugglers, and the Systematic Theft of Africa's Wealth. London: William Collins. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |authormask= (help)

Science

  • Silberman, Steve. NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity. New York: Avery.

Deaths

Awards

See also

References

  1. ^ Conlan, Tara (18 January 2015). "Wolf Hall sticks to England after director rejects plan to film in Belgium". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  2. ^ Poldark on TV. Accessed 24 March 2015
  3. ^ "Poldark turns the other cheek in new BBC adaptation", 6 March 2015. Accessed 24 March 2015
  4. ^ "'Ru' by Montreal's Kim Thuy wins CBC's 'Canada Reads' competition". Brandon Sun, March 19, 2015.
  5. ^ "Final Dexter book says farewell to serial killer Dexter Morgan", Entertainment Weekly, July 7, 2015. Accessed 23 September 2015
  6. ^ "Shelley's Poetical Essay: The Bodleian Libraries' 12 millionth book". Oxford: Bodleian Library. 2015-11-10. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  7. ^ Pears, Iain (20 August 2015). "Why you need an app to understand my novel". The Guardian.
  8. ^ WB Yeats at 150 with The Irish Times
  9. ^ Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland – 150th Anniversary website. Accessed 23 September 2015
  10. ^ "Poet Miller Williams, 84, dies". NWADG.com.
  11. ^ "Silliman's Blog". ronsilliman.blogspot.com.
  12. ^ Suzanne Gamboa. "Michele Serros, Who Wrote About Bicultural Life, Dies". NBC News.
  13. ^ McKinnon, Lisa (January 5, 2015) 'Chicana Role Model' author, Oxnard native Serros succumbs to cancer at 48
  14. ^ Hillel Italie, The Associated Press. "Novelist Robert Stone, known for 'Dog Soldiers' dies at 77". Archived from the original on January 11, 2015. Retrieved January 11, 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  15. ^ "John Bayley, scholar – obituary". The Daily Telegraph. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  16. ^ Fox, Margalit (29 January 2015). "Colleen McCullough, Author of 'The Thorn Birds,' Dies at 77". New York Times. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  17. ^ Nobody Was Writing Poetry of This World Like Philip Levine (1928–2015) – from "Harriet the Blog" at The Poetry Foundation website.
  18. ^ "Former poet laureate Philip Levine, a champion of the working class, dies at 87". Bookmarks.
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  20. ^ IANS (26 February 2015). "Bangladeshi writer attacked, dies in hospital". business-standard.com.
  21. ^ "Sweden's Tomas Transtromer, Nobel prize-winning poet, dies at 83". Reuters.
  22. ^ "Silliman's Blog". ronsilliman.blogspot.com.
  23. ^ "Award-winning author Ivan Doig, who chronicled the American West, dies at 75". Times Colonist.
  24. ^ "Author Ruth Rendell dies aged 85". BBC News. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  25. ^ "James Salter, a 'Writer's Writer' Short on Sales but Long on Acclaim, Dies at 90". The New York Times. 20 June 2015.
  26. ^ "James Salter, America's 'most underrated underrated author', dies at 90". Telegraph.co.uk. 20 June 2015.
  27. ^ Hilary Mantel. "My hero: Oliver Sacks by Hilary Mantel". the Guardian.
  28. ^ "How work of Sacks stuck in mind of playwright Friel". Independent.ie.
  29. ^ "Acclaimed Egyptian novelist Gamal el-Ghitani dies at 70 – The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com.
  30. ^ "Fatema Mernissi (1940-2015)". Nomadics.
  31. ^ "Ono wins Akutagawa literary award; Nishi wins Naoki Prize". The Japan Times. January 16, 2015.
  32. ^ Lusher, Adam (3 June 2015). "Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction 2015 winner: Ali Smith triumphs with How to Be Both". The Independent. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  33. ^ "Claire Fuller wins debut-novel Desmond Elliott Prize". BBC News. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  34. ^ Mark Brown (23 March 2015). "Akhil Sharma wins Folio prize for fiction". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  35. ^ "Chinese poet Bei Dao is the winner of the "Golden Wreath" 2015". Struga Poetry Evenings. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  36. ^ Flood, Alison (11 November 2015). "Novel about John Lennon and primal screaming wins Goldsmiths prize". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  37. ^ "Journalist wins award for Jimmy Savile book". BBC News. 9 October 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  38. ^ Doyle, Martin (27 May 2015). "Eoin McNamee's Blue is the Night wins €15,000 Kerry Group Irish Novel of Year Award". The Irish Times. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  39. ^ "Miles Franklin Literary Award: Sofie Laguna wins for novel The Eye Of The Sheep". ABC News, 23 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  40. ^ National Book Critics Circle: NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE ANNOUNCES ITS FINALISTS FOR PUBLISHING YEAR 2015 – Critical Mass Blog
  41. ^ Los Angeles Times (10 September 2015). "Claudia Rankine and Meghan Daum lead 2015 PEN Literary Awards". latimes.com.
  42. ^ Flood, Alison (21 April 2015). "Pulitzer prize for fiction goes to All the Light We Cannot See". The Guardian. Guardian News & Media. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  43. ^ "'Redeployment' by Phil Klay wins the 2015 W. Y. Boyd Literary Award 'for Excellence in Military Fiction'".